ADVISORY - Nordion to Release First Quarter 2011 Financial Results

OTTAWA, March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Nordion Inc. (TSX: NDN) (NYSE: NDZ), a leading provider of products and services to the global health science market, today announced that the Company will report its first quarter 2011 financial results after market hours on March 9, 2011.

First Quarter 2011 Conference Call

The Company will also host an analyst conference call with Steve West, Chief Executive Officer and Peter Dans, Chief Financial Officer, to discuss the results. The call will be webcast live on March 10, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. EST.

Nordion Inc. (TSX: NDN) (NYSE: NDZ) is a global specialty health science company that provides market-leading products and services used for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease. We are a leading provider of medical isotopes, targeted therapies and sterilization technologies that benefit the lives of millions of people in more than 60 countries around the world. Our products are used daily by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, medical-device manufacturers, hospitals, clinics and research laboratories. Nordion has more than 600 highly skilled employees in four locations. Find out more at www.nordion.com.